20 scourges of the sky

Don't be one of these badly behaved passengers

By By AUBREY COHEN

on February 20, 2013 5:25 PM

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The case earlier this month of an Idaho man allegedly slapping a crying toddler aboard an Atlanta-bound flight is one of the more extreme examples of bad airplane behavior in recent memory. It also highlighted the fact that flying can be a stressful experience made worse by a our fellow passengers. Here are some of our airline passenger pet peeves. less

. The alleged slapper, Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden Idaho (not this guy), reportedly appeared intoxicated. We've never seen a drunken assault on board an airplane, but we have witnessed some alcohol-fueled misbehavior.

. People who thought we were going to call out crying babies have another thing coming. What gets us are travelers who think people are bad parents if their children cry, or that parents shouldn't fly with small children. Trust us, as annoying as that crying baby is for you, it's worse for the parents. Have a heart.

2. Baby hating . People who thought we were going to call out... Photo-4225186.57134 - GreenwichTime

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3. Bad parenting

. That said, parents do have a responsibility to try to keep their children occupied and as civil as possible. You should notice, for instance, if you kid is kicking the seat in front of her, and put a stop to it.

. If they're not boarding your section yet, don't go up to the door. You're not going to get there any faster. The only advantage we can see is that you'll get first dibs on the overhead bin, which leads us to ...